Nov 11, 2009 -
The Cold War Ended For Some
Michael C. Moynihan
But not for Cubans. The Miami Herald reports that Cuban blogger Yaoni Sanchez, one of Time's "heroes and pioneers" of 2008, was beaten and detained by the secret police, though fails to mention that her free health care will cover all injures sustained.
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Feb 21, 2008 -
Lolita culture
In Japan it is mass-marketed and has wide visibility particularly in the streets of Tokyo and Osaka, on television, in manga (see Paradise Kiss by Ai Yazawa for an example of gothloli inspired manga) and computer games. Outside of Japan it is still a fringe fashion although it has slowly begun to spread to other countries. Gothic Lolita, along with cosplay and other Japanese cultural phenomena, can sometimes be seen at concerts and anime conventions throughout Europe and the United States.
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Aug 14, 2008 -
The young woman who approached the table by the window at the Pinkberry on Eighth Avenue and 18th street was nervous, breathless. She was sorry to interrupt, sorry to be a bother, she said. It was just that she loved Taylor Momsen so much.
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Feb 03, 2009 -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/mq9x/
Here in the UK country music has been only made occasionally hip when it comes suffused with real roots credentials (cf: Alison Krauss) or as some kind of precursor to punk attitude (alt country’s roots in acts like Steve Earle or Lyle Lovett) but the real stuff, that sells in gazillions throughout its homeland can be a step too far. Brad Paisley’s 6th album sums this up perfectly. It contains some of the smoothest, slickest and breath-taking playing this side of the Pecos.
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Aug 22, 2008 -
A young punk climbs on a city bus. The kid has spiked hair colored green, yellow and orange. His clothing is a tattered mix of rags, and his legs are partially bare and he has no shoes on.
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May 15, 2008 -
I sense that the look I selected for the next competition isn't being received with enthusiasm.
So to help you ladies out, I did decided to put some examples of Japanese Street Fashion up and hopefully that inspires you all to do some research and put some really great lists together. I was hoping to have to toss and turn over my decisions...but so far only one person has entered.
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Dec 08, 2008 -
Name: Michael Sumner Georges Vartan
Birthrate: November 27, 1968
Birth place: Normandy, France
Residence: Los Angeles, California, America
Father: Eddie Vartan, a musician from Bulgaria who passed away in 2001
Mother: Doris Pucher, an artist and painter from Poland
Step-father: Ian La Frenais, a writer from England
Step-Brother: Nichols
Aunt: Sylvie Vartan, a pop singer from Bulgaria
Cousin: David Hallyday , a singer from France
Hair: light brown
Eyes: green, hazel
Height: 6’
Claim to Fame: Playing Sam Coulson in the 1999 film Never Been Kissed opposite Drew Barrymore
Trivia:
Michael is left-handed.
Michael is of Bulgarian, Hungarian and Polish descent.
Michael speaks both English and French fluently.
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Aug 31, 2008 -
Cuba punk rocker spared jail term
By Emilio San Pedro
BBC Americas editor
Gorki Aguila said international interest had helped his case
A court in Havana, Cuba, has ordered a punk rock musician to pay a fine of $30 (£15) for public disorder for playing his band's music too loud.
However, Gorki Aguila was cleared of a more serious charge that could have led to a jail sentence.
The lead singer of band Porno Para Ricardo is known for songs that ridicule Cuba's communist government.
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Oct 08, 2008 -
Hey girls!~
It has definitely been a very long time since I've posted anything, but I'm getting into the Halloween spirit and wanted to share some faces I did last year (and probably create one or two for this year) to jump on the bandwagon along with all the already-posted great faces. After all, that's what life's all about: options, options, options!!!
This face is kind of a 60's but punked out, with lots of eyeliner and HUGE dramatic lashes, porcelain skin and pearly-pink lips.
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Aug 20, 2008 -
A nurse was on duty in the emergency room when a young woman
with
purple hair styled into a punk rocker mohawk, sporting a variety
of
tattoos, and wearing strange clothing, entered. It was quickly
determined that the patient had acute appendicitis, so she was
scheduled
for immediate surgery. When she was completely disrobed on the
operating
table, the staff noticed that her pubic hair had been dyed green,
and
above it there was a tattoo that read, 'Keep off the grass.'
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